The Slovenia international is widely regarded as one the best stoppers in European football and has been linked with a move to the Emirates Stadium in the summer in a bid to solve their issues in between the sticks.

However, it would appear that the Gunners won't have it all their own way in regards to sealing the 25-year-old's signature.

As reported by the Daily Mirror, the Merseyside outfit could enter the race to sign Oblak - despite holding an interest in Stoke City number one Jack Butland.

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football.london revealed back in December 2017 that the England international is eager to join the Reds as the next piece in the puzzle for Jurgen Klopp in defence and was even prepared to turn down a move to Chelsea as a possible replacement for reported Real Madrid target Thibaut Courtois.

Should the two Premier clubs follow up their interest in Oblak then it's likely to be a very expensive deal.

Spanish publication AS have claimed that the goalkeeper has an €100m (£88m) release clause in his contract at the Wanda Metropolitano and any deal would eclipse the current world record fee for a stopper - £34.7m on Ederson from Benfica to Manchester City last summer.

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The Reds splashed out on a world record fee for a defender to sign Virgil van Dijk for £75m from Southampton in January, while the north Londoners broke their transfer record twice in the space of six months to recruit Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

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